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When the Aeromexico passenger jetliner started rolling down the runway, and the rain, hail and intense winds picked up, the Rev. Esequiel Sanchez wondered if the pilot would stop the takeoff from the airport in Durango, Mexico. Instead, Sanchez, who serves as rector at the Shrine of Our Lady of...

The governing body of USA Volleyball has banned Aurora coach Rick Butler for life.The decision was announced Wednesday. Butler was banned from USA Volleyball-sanctioned or sponsored events in 1995 after allegations that he sexually molested at least three girls he used to coach, according to articles...

The use of hearsay testimony to convict former Bolingbrook police Officer Drew Peterson in the death of his third wife was proper, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday in upholding the conviction. The high court, in a unanimous decision, found that hearsay testimony from Peterson's dead third...

Michael Mantenuto, a former actor best known for his role in the Disney hockey movie "Miracle" and who later joined the Army, has died in the Seattle suburb of Des Moines. He was 35. The King County Medical Examiner's Office in Seattle said Mantenuto died of a gunshot wound to the head Monday....

St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock is battling cancer and is undergoing treatment in St. Louis.Brock, 77, made the announcement through the Cardinals on Thursday. He was scheduled to make an appearance at the Budweiser Bash on April 25 at Busch Stadium, but he will be unable to attend.“I...

The Queen Mary is so corroded that it's at urgent risk of flooding or collapse and the price tag for fixing up the 1930s ocean liner could near $300 million, according to a survey. Documents obtained by the Long Beach Press-Telegram state it would likely take five years to rehab the ship, a tourist...

The company building the Dakota Access pipeline has asked a federal judge to reject the latest attempt by two American Indian tribes to halt the project. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners says in court documents filed late Monday that it has suffered enough delays and that the Standing Rock...